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A report on the Academic Emergency Medicine 2015 consensus conference “Diagnostic imaging in the emergency department: a research agenda to optimize utilization”

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In May 2015, the Academic Emergency Medicine consensus conference “Diagnostic imaging in the emergency department: a research agenda to optimize utilization” was held. The goal of the conference was to develop a high-priority research agenda regarding emergency diagnostic imaging on which to base future research. In addition to representatives from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine, the multidisciplinary conference included members of several radiology organizations: American Society for Emergency Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine. The specific aims of the conference were to (1) understand the current state of evidence regarding emergency department (ED) diagnostic imaging utilization and identify key opportunities, limitations, and gaps in knowledge; (2) develop a consensus-driven research agenda emphasizing priorities and opportunities for research in ED diagnostic imaging; and (3) explore specific funding mechanisms available to facilitate research in ED diagnostic imaging. Through a multistep consensus process, participants developed targeted research questions for future research in six content areas within emergency diagnostic imaging: clinical decision rules; use of administrative data; patient-centered outcomes research; training, education, and competency; knowledge translation and barriers to imaging optimization; and comparative effectiveness research in alternatives to traditional computed tomography use.

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Much of the content of this summary has been incorporated or adopted, with permission, from the consensus conference proceedings published in the December 2015 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Washington, 325 9th Ave, Box 359728, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA

    Martin L. Gunn

  2. Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Jennifer R. Marin

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Angela M. Mills

  4. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Suzanne T. Chong

  5. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Adam T. Froemming

  6. Department of Radiology, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Jamlik O. Johnson

  7. Department Sports, Orthopedics, and Emergency Imaging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    Manickam Kumaravel

  8. Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Aaron D. Sodickson

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Gunn, M.L., Marin, J.R., Mills, A.M. et al. A report on the Academic Emergency Medicine 2015 consensus conference “Diagnostic imaging in the emergency department: a research agenda to optimize utilization”. Emerg Radiol 23, 383–396 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-016-1398-x

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